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voters start casting early votes in the swing state of iowa today where the polls are putting president obama in the lead over mitt romney. but the president has his eye on other battleground states too as he releases a new two-minute television ad. in it he takes on romney's economic plan and lays out a plan to spur job creation. romney campaigning in virginia where he'll talk to veterans at an american legion post. >>> a new search effort this morning for teamsters leader jimmy hoffa missing since 1975 as police sample soil in suburban detroit. investigators are following up on a tip someone who claimed he saw a man who may have been hoffa being buried in that spot 35 years ago. >> we believe he's credible enough he believes what he saw that something took place that day out of the ordinary. we do not believe it's jimmy hoffa. we are not making that assumption. the time line doesn't exactly add up to be mr. hoffa. but we do believe that he may have seen a body being interred. and as a result of that, we did the ground-penetrating radar that showed an anomaly. >> hoffa was last seen outside
voters start casting early votes in the swing state of iowa today where the polls are putting president obama in the lead over mitt romney. but the president has his eye on other battleground states too as he releases a new two-minute television ad. in it he takes on romney's economic plan and lays out a plan to spur job creation. romney campaigning in virginia where he'll talk to veterans at an american legion post. >>> a new search effort this morning for teamsters leader jimmy hoffa...
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president obama, meanwhile, addressed a crowd at bowling green, university. addressing romney's comments that 47% of americans see themselves as victims. >>> courtney reagan at the new york stock exchange for us. and staggering new figures about student loan debt. >> that's right, good morning, natalie. college student loan debt is now hitting new record highs as both tuition costs and enrollment continues to rise. nearly 1 in 5 american households is saddled with this student loan debt burden. the average is up to an average of $27,000. meantime, europe once again, the top worry for u.s. markets against the backdrop of protests in both athens and madrid, the major averages still about a gain for the week, though the dow still is on track for the 11th monthly gain in the last 12, the quarter ends this week. >> courtney reagan, thanks. >>> now for a look at what's trending today, our quick round-up of what has you talking online. an outrageous father/daughter story. billionaire tycoon cecil chou has offered $65 million for any man who can woo and marry his 33-
president obama, meanwhile, addressed a crowd at bowling green, university. addressing romney's comments that 47% of americans see themselves as victims. >>> courtney reagan at the new york stock exchange for us. and staggering new figures about student loan debt. >> that's right, good morning, natalie. college student loan debt is now hitting new record highs as both tuition costs and enrollment continues to rise. nearly 1 in 5 american households is saddled with this student...
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. >> the obama campaign making the push to get people to the polls soon, and not just here in ohio. more than 30 states allow folks to cast ballots early and in person. >> you're telling people, you don't have to wait until november 6. you can vote right away. >> in 2000, 18% of voters cast ballots before election day. in 2008, the number climbed tothis year, early ballots will 30%. top more than a third of all votes. >> people like the convenience of voting early. we see people doing that. >> the campaigns strategize to maximize this. spending months laying groundwork locking down the votes in october or september. some think democrats may have the advantage of this year. >> early voting is going to weigh toward the obama campaign perhaps decisively. >> i need your help on november 6 and every day till then. >> some argue every day until then. >> he doesn't have until november 6 to make the case. he has to make the case in the next couple of weeks for a lot of these voters. >> that includes voters in virginia, a key battleground state both presidential candidates will be visiting t
. >> the obama campaign making the push to get people to the polls soon, and not just here in ohio. more than 30 states allow folks to cast ballots early and in person. >> you're telling people, you don't have to wait until november 6. you can vote right away. >> in 2000, 18% of voters cast ballots before election day. in 2008, the number climbed tothis year, early ballots will 30%. top more than a third of all votes. >> people like the convenience of voting early. we...
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president obama is campaigning close to home in washington, d.c. today as romney courts donors and voters in pennsylvania, both men gearing up for next week's crucial first debate. we have our esteemed panel of nbc news political experts here raring to go, but first let's get to nbc's peter alexander in philadelphia. peter, good morning. >> reporter: savannah, good morning to you. all week long president obama and mitt romney have largely been chasing one another's shadow, first in new york and then ohio and finally in virginia. this weekend they will head their own direction as they prepare for that first critical head-to-head showdown, the first in the country presidential debate in the country next wednesday. virginia, the old dominion. >> we've got to win in virginia. >> reporter: could be the new must-win state this november. >> we'll win virginia again. >> reporter: with duelling events thursday, the president and mitt romney competed for votes in the battleground with deep military ties, appealing to voters who have been to battle before, ve
president obama is campaigning close to home in washington, d.c. today as romney courts donors and voters in pennsylvania, both men gearing up for next week's crucial first debate. we have our esteemed panel of nbc news political experts here raring to go, but first let's get to nbc's peter alexander in philadelphia. peter, good morning. >> reporter: savannah, good morning to you. all week long president obama and mitt romney have largely been chasing one another's shadow, first in new...
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president obama attended a rally in nevada last night. he'll stay there to finish his preparations and talking points. mitt romney is in denver already. he'll stay there to finish his preparations. >>> dozens of dogs whose time at shelters had run out have a new lease on life this morning. more on how area pilots helped rescue the animals coming up at 5::0. >>> the nationals magic number to clinch the division is stuck at one. >> next after showers early this week, howard has some gorgeous days ahead in his seven-day forecast. you'll want to stick around for that. krystal conwell : we see a lot of problems with the... number of students that we have. resources. materials. things that the children need... on a day-to-day basis. anncr: question seven will help. the department of legislative services says question seven... will mean hundreds of millions of dollars... for schools...from gaming revenues that would have... gone to other states. and independent audits will guarantee the money... goes where it's supposed to. krystal conwell: i th
president obama attended a rally in nevada last night. he'll stay there to finish his preparations and talking points. mitt romney is in denver already. he'll stay there to finish his preparations. >>> dozens of dogs whose time at shelters had run out have a new lease on life this morning. more on how area pilots helped rescue the animals coming up at 5::0. >>> the nationals magic number to clinch the division is stuck at one. >> next after showers early this week,...
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nevada and north carolina where republican candidate mitt romney is just two points behind president obama. but in new hampshire, romney trails by a wider gap, seven points. romney trying to pull ahead by hammering the president on the economy, telling veterans in virginia the national debt is more than just numbers on paper. >> trillion dollar deficits, that debt is owned by somebody. someone holds that. that puts america in a position of economic risk. >> more than half the country has already started early voting. the first presidential debate on wednesday in denver. >>> the newest nobel peace price laureate will be right here in the bay area this weekend. she is a leader who is outspoken and a critic of the myanmar military. this marks her first visit to the u.s. since 1971. she will be speaking at the san francisco freedom forum this evening. tomorrow she'll address a crowd of about 5,000 at the university of san francisco. while both event are sold out, they're also being streamed online. >>> now reports that apple founder steve wozniak wants to become an australian citizen, scott mc
nevada and north carolina where republican candidate mitt romney is just two points behind president obama. but in new hampshire, romney trails by a wider gap, seven points. romney trying to pull ahead by hammering the president on the economy, telling veterans in virginia the national debt is more than just numbers on paper. >> trillion dollar deficits, that debt is owned by somebody. someone holds that. that puts america in a position of economic risk. >> more than half the...
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obama's actions not his words. >> you can be extraordinarily eloquent and describe all the wonderful things you can do, but when you cut through the words, you can look at the record. and when you can see policies that have not created the jobs america needs, then you know it's time to choose a new leader. >> reporter: president obama even tried to turn a stumble into a stinging critique. >> i want to see us export more jobs, export more products, excuse me. i was -- i was channeling my opponent there for a second. >> reporter: and earlier this week, mitt romney told me he's not worried about the polls, the polls go up and they go down. but savannah, where they are right now does begin to matter. beginning today as many as 30 states are voting with absentee or early voting. iowa, the latest state to vote, early voting there begins today. >> all right. peter alexander in the battleground of virginia, thank you very much. >>> let us get a check of the rest of the morning's top stories. >> good morning, everyone. a renewed search effort this morning for jimmy hoffa missing since 1975 as
obama's actions not his words. >> you can be extraordinarily eloquent and describe all the wonderful things you can do, but when you cut through the words, you can look at the record. and when you can see policies that have not created the jobs america needs, then you know it's time to choose a new leader. >> reporter: president obama even tried to turn a stumble into a stinging critique. >> i want to see us export more jobs, export more products, excuse me. i was -- i was...
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barack obama didn't win debates, joe biden won. actual debates, harvard and yale coaches enjoy will be paul ryan and joe biden. they'll be better. romney is good in a group setting, hasn't done a lot of one on one. the president, john mccain wasn't the best debater either. >> i talked to nathan sproul, how much ground romney has to gain, could be as much as seven points, that's a lot to gain through a debate performance. two guys can be well prepared, one sitting president. >> he did against bush. >> it is not the debate, what is it for mitt romney in the last five weeks of the campaign to change it. >> i think he has to go big, has to have a couple of really big ideas that connect with the american people and where they are. the economy is slowly getting better. there are real doubts about the medicare plan paul ryan put in place, it is beginning to hurt them in battleground states. i don't think there's one thing that can turn it around for him except the ufo theory which i keep coming back to. just had it again with the terroris
barack obama didn't win debates, joe biden won. actual debates, harvard and yale coaches enjoy will be paul ryan and joe biden. they'll be better. romney is good in a group setting, hasn't done a lot of one on one. the president, john mccain wasn't the best debater either. >> i talked to nathan sproul, how much ground romney has to gain, could be as much as seven points, that's a lot to gain through a debate performance. two guys can be well prepared, one sitting president. >> he...
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president obama spoke, paul ryan spoke. in between those two -- >> there was a hoda sandwich. with a little emerald lagasse. he was great. anyway, there's emerald. we did a little conversation with him. i got to tell you, jane pauley was there. these aarp people know how to party. there was a concert with stevie nicks, gladys knight, and melissa etheridge. i had my iphone, i took a video, you can't hear or see, but i did it. i did it. >> who's that singing? >> guess. ♪ ♪ i'm coming home ♪ come to my window >> anyway, by the way, when i was flying back, i want to point out, when i was flying back from new orleans, i was sitting on the plane and there was a girl sitting next to me with her ipad watching a movie without headphones. just enjoying the movie without hearing it? >> everyone could hear it. >> i gave her the eye. people have no excuse for that, you can get little headphones on the plane. >> she was unaware, clearly, she did her own thing. i glared at her and she ultimately turned it off. >> you're using your bully pulpit here to shame people into doing the right
president obama spoke, paul ryan spoke. in between those two -- >> there was a hoda sandwich. with a little emerald lagasse. he was great. anyway, there's emerald. we did a little conversation with him. i got to tell you, jane pauley was there. these aarp people know how to party. there was a concert with stevie nicks, gladys knight, and melissa etheridge. i had my iphone, i took a video, you can't hear or see, but i did it. i did it. >> who's that singing? >> guess. ♪ ♪...
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they were eligible for work permits under new obama policy. >> the ft. worth star tellgram said texas had two minor earthquakes. the first was 3.4. the second was 3.1. there was no major damage but after shocks are expected for the next few days. >> "usa today" says good-bye to an american classic. the bench seat in cars. the chevrolet impala is the last car with bench seats as an option. >>> take a look at this video from a typhoon that hit japan over the weekend. this car that was sent tumbling across a parking lot in okinawa. the storm had top winds of 80 mile-per-hour. caused widespread flooding across japan. 140 people were injured. the storm finally moved out this morning but tens of thousands of homes remain without power. >>> this national weather report sponsored by iams pet food. life is better on iams. . >>> one day to go, the united states seemed to have the ryder cup in the bag. then in front of a hostile crowd the european team took it away with a clutch finish. this morning we'll have the highlights from a historic day in golf. >>> and rob
they were eligible for work permits under new obama policy. >> the ft. worth star tellgram said texas had two minor earthquakes. the first was 3.4. the second was 3.1. there was no major damage but after shocks are expected for the next few days. >> "usa today" says good-bye to an american classic. the bench seat in cars. the chevrolet impala is the last car with bench seats as an option. >>> take a look at this video from a typhoon that hit japan over the...
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>> while the snl attacks on romney were scathing, president obama skated by. >> president obama on tuesday night attended an exclusive fund-raising event in manhattan organized by jay-z and beyonce. with when has jay-z ever backed a loser? oh, right. >> did it strike you at all, though that president obama really didn't take many punches during the sketch, it just seemed to pile on mitt romney? >> i think snl does a pretty good job of punching the guy who is being punched on. and i think this has been one of those weeks when mitt romney has been hammered. >> real quick, no one is recording this, correct? >>> apple stores around the country and around the world have been mobbed by people scurrying in to get that new iphone 5. analysts estimate the lines are 83% longer than the last time when the 4 s went on sale. but among the crowd at some apple stores are police officers with a plan to stop phone thieves before they strike. diane mcinerney has more. >> it's party time for iphone fans. these were the amazing scenes friday as the new iphone 5 finally went on sale across america. >> my frien
>> while the snl attacks on romney were scathing, president obama skated by. >> president obama on tuesday night attended an exclusive fund-raising event in manhattan organized by jay-z and beyonce. with when has jay-z ever backed a loser? oh, right. >> did it strike you at all, though that president obama really didn't take many punches during the sketch, it just seemed to pile on mitt romney? >> i think snl does a pretty good job of punching the guy who is being...